Poultry device.



No. 633,554. Patented Sept. l9, I899.- W. R. MAGEE.

POULTRY DEVICE.

(Application filed Feb. 10, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES ATENT O FICE.

\VILDER R. MAGEE, OF SIDNEY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ELIAS J.GRIFFIS, OF SAME PLACE.

POULTRY DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,554, datedSeptember 19, 1899. Application filed February 10, 1898. Serial No.669,823. (No model.)

T0 to whom it ntay concern.-

Be it known that I, \(VILBER R. MAGEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sidney, in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Poultry lVatering and FeedingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to devices for supplying poultry with water andfeed; and its novelty and many advantages will be fully understood fromthe following description and claims when taken in conjunction with theannexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a diametrical section ofmyirnproved device. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken in the planeindicated by the line a: a; of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the lower portion of the reservoir, and Fig. 4: is a perspectiveview of the adjustable collar which controls the discharge-openings ofthe reservoir.

In the said drawings similar letters designate corresponding parts inall of the severa views, referring to which I A designates the pan of myimproved device, which is preferably provided with handles a to permitof the device being conveniently moved from place to place, and Bdesignates a reservoir for water or for feed of a fluid nature which isof about the proportional diameter shown, so that when it is placed onand connected to the bottom of the pan a space Z7 will be afiordedbetween it and the side wall of the pan for the poultry to drink from.The said reservoir is provided adjacent to its lower end with one ormore apertures c for the passage of water or feed and at its upper endis crimped, as indicated by d, for a purpose presently described.

0 designates a collar which loosely surrounds the reservoir B and bearson a flange e at the base thereof. This collar is provided withapertures f, designed to be registered with the apertures c of thereservoir, and is also provided with finger-pieces g, the same being soarranged that when they are opposite the handles C6 of the pan theapertures f will be coincident with the apertures c, as shown in Figs. 1and 2.

Over the reservoir B is arranged a removable hood D, which is of such asize as to atford a space h between it and the reservoir for the passageof air and is designed to bear on the finger-pieces 9. While this hoodis shown in contact with the upper end of the reservoir, it-is obviousthat by virtue of the hood bearing on the finger-pieces 9 air willalways be able to find its way from the passage h between the reservoirand hood into said reservoir. It is also obvious that when desired thehood may be of such a height that its top'rests slightly above the upperend of the reservoir. The hood is designed when removed from thereservoir to be used as a receptacle to fill said reservoir with water,and it is therefore provided with suitable handles a. The water ispoured from the hood into the reservoir, after which the hood is placedover the reservoir, as shown. For the purpose of enabling an attendantto readily remove the hood from the reservoir and as readily place saidhood over the reservoir the lower end of the hood is flared, as shown,while for the purpose of facilitating the placing of the hood over thereservoirsaid reservoir has its upper end bent inwardly and crimped, asbefore described. The lower flared end of the hood D also enables it toclear thecollar O when placed in position and rest on the finger-piecesgof said collar.

In using my improved device to supply poultry with water the hood D isremoved and the reservoir is filled with water, while its apertures care closed, after which the hood D is replaced in the position shown inFig. 1. WVith the apertures c of the reservoir closed by the collar 0the passage of water from the reservoir to the space I) will be soretarded as to prevent filling of the said space before the hood isreplaced. Consequently it will be seen that when the hood is replaced onthe reservoir and the apertures f in the collar 0 are partly registeredwith the apertures c in the reservoir air will pass up space 72 and intothe reservoir and by exerting pressure upon the water will positivelyforce the same out of the reservoir into space Z). The entry of air intothe lower end of the space It will continue until the water in space 1)reaches the lower end of the hood, and the passage of water from thereservoir into said space Z) will continue until the water-level reachesa height of about one-eighth of an inch above the lower end of the hoodby reason of the elasticity of the air trapped in the hood. Consequentlyit will be seen that the space I) will not be refilled gradually as thewater is removed therefrom by the poultry, but at intervals followingthe removal of the water above the lower end of the hood. Air beingprevented from entering the reservoir except at the intervals stated, itfollows that the water will be preserved in a wholesome state for anindefinite period of time.

The operation of the device when used to supply feed of a fluid natureis the same as when used to supply water, with the exception that afterthe reservoir is filled and the hood placed over the same the collar 0is turned so as to make its apertures f coincident with the apertures cof the reservoir, and thereby afford a sufficiently free escape for thefood of a fluid nature.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that myimproved device as thusfar described is simple in construction, convenient to handle, and veryeasy to clean when necessary, and that in virtue of its peculiarconstruction it is adapted to preserve the water or the feed in a purestate for an indefinite length of time.

In warm weather the device is used as described, the pan A being placedon the ground orupon anysuitable support. In cold weather, however, whenthe water or feed is liable to freeze, the pan A is placed upon the baseE, which contains a lamp F, and is provided in its side wall withapertures j for the admission and escape of the air necessary to supportcombustion. The lamp F comprises an oil-tank 70, which has anupwardly-directed marginal flange Z and a filling-aperture m,

normally closed by the cap 11., having an aper ture 19, adapted to serveas a gas-vent; a burner g, which may be of any suitable construction; aflue 1", which surrounds the burner and has its upper end apertu red andarranged to impinge against the bottom of the pan A; a reservoir 8,which rests on the top of the oiltank and has an aperture adjacent toits lower end for the escape of water, and a hood u, arranged over thereservoir. The said reservoir s and hood it are similar to and operatein the same manner as the reservoir B and hood D, before described,their purpose being to maintain a certain depth of water on top the tankit, so as to prevent heating of said tank, and thereby remove theliability of the lamp exploding or the oil in the tank becoming ignited,which is an important desideratum. The reservoir 8 is filled with .waterin the same manner as the reservoir B, its aperture being of coursestopped with the finger or other suitable means incident to the fillingoperation. It is obvious that in practice the lamp F will 'be of such -asize as to prevent freezing of the water without unduly heating thesame. It is also obvious that the lamp may be used for domesticpurposes- 2'. 6., heating coffee, tea, and thelike. When so used, itwill be observed that the reservoir 8 and flue rwill afford amplesupport for the vessel containing the substance to be heated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- The devicedescribed for supplying poultry with water or food of a fluid naturecomprising the pan, the reservoir rising from the bottom of the pan andhaving its upper end open and a discharge-aperture arranged in a planebelow the upper edge of the side wall of the pan, and also having itsupper end bent inwardly and crimped, an adjustable collar surroundingthe lower portion of the reservoir and having an aperture adapted toregister with that of the reservoir and also having fin ger-pieces theupper edges of which are disposed in a plane below the edges of the sidewall of the pan, and a removable hood arranged over the reservoir andhaving its lower end flared and resting upon the upper edges of thefinger-pieces of the collar; and also having the opposite handles 2;said hood being of greater diameter than the reservoir, substantially asspecified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILBER R. MAGEE.

l/Vitnesses:

S. S. SYMONDS, I. N. REEDEDO.

